Long Seger Poems

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(*I wish I didn't know now, what I didn't know then.*)
Bob Seger, song lyric, from, " Against The Wind"...

I Wish I Didn't Know Now, What I Didn't Know Then

I recall rambunctious racing boy of a...

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Carlo Santana's Black Magic Woman,
in the 60's and 70's gave magic to his 
band.. 

Drugs were part of this movement it's
fair to say. Getting high for many, 
while listening to their music, was the
common way

...

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Remember when "Suzie" wore her dresses tight 
When Elton John was Singin' 'bout  "Saturday night" 
Singin' bout the rocket man and his old blue jeans 
While Arlo Guthrie sung a song 'bout a train...

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When The Beach Is So Lonely And The Waves So Cold
composed with ( Tribute Given To Bob Seger And His Music, 
especially so his beautiful song- "Against The Wind" )
And
His song verse, from magnificent song...

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All the roads lead between forward to the past
Still the same... it's you living inside my heart
Looking back on a runaway train on track
Somewhere tonight you know who you are

Still the same... it's you living...

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Against The Wind, My Reward Now



That was my time so long ago
my hat was always in the show
Running, ever against the wind
more enemies than ever friend

Remembering yesterdays so well
the hot nights deep into Hell
O' so...

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Just imagine this:

Old time rock and roll
This music makes me whole
Like in the days of old
Love that  in my soul

Tom Crew loves to rock, 
To old casetts he really bops
He dances in his socks
And...

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lucky at the casino, lucky with the draw
the slot kicks out the ticket printed with it all
I look at my winnings, it not close to being last call
but I knew your were one gamble that...

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I remember lying in the midday sun
Body slathered with Johnson’s baby oil,
I was almost fifteen and barely needed to shave.

I remember my mother in the yard
Telling me to come in because
“You know you’ll only get...

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Last night I started smoking again
I chose the corner in my yard
where I felt the safest
Under the flood light I could see
everything and the glaring made me invisible
Somebody was running a bath
children were crying over...

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Wading through fragmented thoughts
Searching for one last poetic line
To slip around a shattered heart
Then shaped into a perfect bow
Pulsating softly like guitar strings
As they begin to play real slow
Replacing old queasy emotions
With melodic breezes that...

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On the way to brother's funeral
I prayed so hard
that red lights bled into green
I prayed not for the seeds of his soul
to root in the merciful soil of heaven
Mostly I prayed not to get a...

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